ESTABLISHING A PRA THRESHOLD TO TREAT SENSITIZED PATIENTS AWAITING HEART TRANSPLANT IN THE ERA OF THE VIRTUAL CROSSMATCH

Conclusions In the VXM era, DRx appears to reduce wait times of cPRA 40-69% pts to be comparable with less sensitized pts. [...]this may be a reasonable cPRA threshold to initiate DRx.

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2013-03, Vol.61 (10), p.E664-E664
Main Authors: Tadwalkar, Rigved, Kittleson, Michelle, Patel, Jignesh, Moriguchi, Jaime, Rafiei, Matthew, Osborne, Ashley, Chang, David, Czer, Lawrence, Esmailian, Fardad, Reinsmoen, Nancy, Kobashigawa, Jon
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Language:English
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Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Internal Medicine
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Summary:Conclusions In the VXM era, DRx appears to reduce wait times of cPRA 40-69% pts to be comparable with less sensitized pts. [...]this may be a reasonable cPRA threshold to initiate DRx.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(13)60664-6